Supermarket Fruit or Market Fruit?

Which do you prefer and why?It has come to my attention that fruit from the supermarket are tasteless and 95% of the time unripe for that reason I prefer to buy fruit from the market.

Supermarket Fruit or Market Fruit?
the best produce is straight from the garden or the local farm. supermarkets must follow strict guidelines set down by trading standards and EU. a cucumber must be so long and have a certain amount of curve the same goes for a banana...... it's crazy grow your own and see what you've been missing.
Reply:The analyst says that the increasing popularity of berries and berry flavours in recent years is now extending to other less well-known super fruits, such as pomegranate, mangosteen, acai and noni, which are all being marketed on their antioxidant content and associated health benefits.





This could have a knock-on effect into other sectors. Datamonitor recently said that in Europe, the increased popularity of exotic fruit contributed significantly to a growth rate of 26 per cent for the European organic food industry between 2001 and 2004. The US market looks to be following suit.





Innova said that berry flavours have been popular for a number of years, with initial interest in summer fruits, such as strawberries and raspberries. This has gradually given way to fruits marketed more strongly on a health platform, such as cranberries and blueberries.





In total, 5,291 food and drinks launches featuring berries were tracked by Innova in 2005, making it the second most popular flavour overall, behind chocolate on 7,247 launches.





The analyst also said that more exotic and less well-known fruits are starting to come to the fore, with over 100 product launches containing pomegranate tracked over the year, for example.





Scientific research to date has centred on the antioxidant and related heart-health properties of pomegranate and pioneers include the Pom Wonderful juice brand, available in both the US and the UK, marketed on a clear health platform.





Launched in the US in 2003, it led the refrigerated juice category by the end of 2004, and is also available in the UK, where its unusual packaging, premium pricing and heart-health positioning have attracted considerable interest.





The Pomegreat ambient juice drink brand is also growing strongly in the UK, while the US has seen its first refrigerated organic pomegranate juice with the launch by Fruttzo's.





Another new star on the super fruit horizon is acai, a purple berry from Brazil. It claims a long list of benefits, including greater energy and stamina, improved digestion, better mental focus and improved sleep, although with just 13 launches of products with acai tracked by Innova in 2005, it has some way to go to catch pomegranate.





Asia's so-called queen of fruits, the mangosteen, is also seeing activity in the form of drinks, such as Xango and Mango.Xan, moving from network marketing to traditional health food distribution in the US, and from there perhaps to the mainstream market.





Meanwhile, noni, a tropical fruit found primarily in the South Pacific and traditionally used by Tahitians for its health benefits, is also one to watch. It was first brought to the US market as Tahitian Noni Juice in 1996, and first gained approval for use in the EU by Tahitian Noni International in 2003 under Novel Foods legislation.
Reply:i love fruits and vegetables from a farmers market so much better, the color is real looking not chemical induced, the taste is fresh and authentic not bland and regulated. Supermarket fruit is controled by the government for longer lasting, looks, and duribility, not taste.


The fresh fruites of a farmers market are not only naturally beautiful from the sun but taste great.
Reply:market food
Reply:I prefer market fruit because its fresher than supermarkets so it tastes better looks better and even smells better! and since that there is a quicker turnover of fruit at a market, it will last longer in your home!
Reply:I think Fresh Fruit , so i will go for market fruit because the chances of getting fresh is more at the market . But supermarket provides more variety of fruits at a time.
Reply:Market Fruits of course. There organic and they last longer.
Reply:The markets are better for fruit and veg.Supermarket tat is vile.Although some of the organic range is ok.
Reply:Top vote from me is Market fruit or fruit stands when it some to flavor and length or time it is usable. I go to a near-by fruit stand and have noticed that the product was tastier, and lasted almost a week longer that large market grocery stores. The other benefit to a fruit stand is that you are using local farmers' products, which helps out your local community.